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<br /> THE UK MAGAZINE FOR AVIATION, DEFENCE, SECURITY AND SPACE INDUSTRIES<br /> ADVANCE<br /> DECEMBER 2011 – FEBRUARY 2012<br /> Platform<br /> for growth<br /> GKN CEO PLANS FOR THE FUTURE<br /> AVIATION<br /> 60: Airships take to<br /> the air again...<br /> DEFENCE<br /> 50:Milestone in Astute<br /> sub programme<br /> SECURITY<br /> 44: Creatures key to<br /> improving capability<br /> SPACE<br /> 68: Take-off for the<br /> Isle of Man<br /> www.adsadvance.co.uk<br /> THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF<br /> High Performance Equipment...<br /> ...for Demanding Environments<br /> Vision Solutions - Image Intensified and Uncooled Thermal<br /> surveillance, target acquisition and engagement.<br /> Fully ruggedised and military qualified Low power and low maintenance<br /> Compact and lightweight Cost effective, high performance<br <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=1"> THE UK MAGAZINE FOR AVIATION, DEFENCE, SECURITY A</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=2"> High Performance Equipment... ...for Demanding</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=3"> WELCOME It is with mixed feelings that I come to </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=4"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=5"> CONTENTS BRIEFINGS A selection of the ADS members</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=6"> AQUILA – a consortium of NATS and Thales, </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=7"> CONTENTS 42 Taking control of biometrics </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=8"> TRUSTED TO DELIVER KEY UK DEFENCE CAPABILITIES </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=9"> ADS BRIEFING Prime Minister opens A350 Airbus fac</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=10"> BRIEFING G4S becomes world's largest after acq</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=11"> BRIEFING Airbus installs first Trent XWB engi</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=12"> BRIEFING ADS in new partnership deals ADS is l</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=13"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=14"> BRIEFING QUEEN'S AWARD FOR OPL </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=15"> FROM THE TOP </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=16"> FROM THE TOP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 When aske</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=17"> INTERVIEW </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=18"> At IHS we are rightly proud of the Jane's product</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=19"> For more information visit www.ihs.com/advance</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=20"> FOCUS ON Ian Watson - bringing the diplomatic tou</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=21"> SCOTLAND As the latest in our series of regional </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=22"> FOCUS Bulldog Spirit alive and well</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=23"> SCOTLAND Grant Campbell: “We understand the </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=24"> FOCUS Time for Scotland's own place in space J</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=25"> SCOTLAND Perth PATHway presents students wi</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=26"> FOCUS Steepest Ascent climbing t</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=27"> SCOTLAND So vital for Selex Galileo to stay </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=28"> FOCUS </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=29"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=30"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=31"> ASIA </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=32"> ASIA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 29 to other, less st</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=33"> INDIA </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=34"> ASIA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31 aircraft in HAL B</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=35"> INDIA Larsen</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=36"> ASIA </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=37"> AEROSPACE DEFENCE SECURITY S</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=38"> Protection without Compromise Discrete Armoured </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=39"> EVENTS </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=40"> EVENTS </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=41"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=42"> SECURITY Task force casts a shadow over the cyber</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=43"> HACKERS Conference faces up</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=44"> SECURITY Biometrics, defined as the science of</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=45"> BIOMETRICS Future </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=46"> SECURITY Security experts and researchers are</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=47"> SURVEILLANCE Dog's eye view of the suspect </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=48"> The next generation of breaching equipment: SLICE</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=49"> DEFENCE Marshall's lore Project Marshall, the MoD</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=50"> DEFENCE </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=51"> CIVIL DEFENCE SPACE</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=52"> DEFENCE </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=53"> MARINE The UK's Astute-class attack submarin</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=54"> DEFENCE </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=55"> World class capability TAILORED DEFENCE AND SECU</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=56"> Concertainer from HESCO. Providing dependable pro</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=57"> DEFENCE Task force fighting back against the kill</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=58"> AVIATION A CHILD IS BORNE Certain very ill babi</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=59"> AIRMED </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=60"> AVIATION CONTINUED FROM PAGE 57 Dr C H </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=61"> AIRMED Operating in such a small spac</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=62"> AVIATION UK aerospace company Hybrid Air Vehicl</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=63"> AIRSHIPS Heavy lift capacity is ideal for rol</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=64"> AVIATION </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=65"> SPACE Project manager Guy Peters from the Univers</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=66"> Capabilities in Aerospace, Defence and </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=67"> SPACE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 63 engineering can pro</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=68"> SPACE FTSE-100 company Inmarsat has big plans </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=69"> INMARSAT </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=70"> SPACE `Isle of Man leads UK space effort' sound</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=71"> ISLE OF MAN An artist's impression of the </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=72"> ADS INTERVIEW The man who was in charge of</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=73"> 71</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=74"> ADS INTERVIEW </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=75"> PREVIEW </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=76"> ADS SURVEY </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=77"> LC-40-100-NVG-RN-DTC </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=78"> ADS SURVEY Q&A CONTINUED FROM PAGE 74 </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=79"> MARKETING </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=80"> SME Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have n</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=81"> SME VOICE </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=82"> MY WORKING WEEK Richard Fenning Marcelle Neth</a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=83"> </a> <a title="ADVANCE Issue 2 Vol 1 page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/0ce22be3?page=84"> TO BUILD A MORE 10,000 WAYS SECURE U.K. </a>